A single father is upset at the Princess Leia action figure that’s in her slave costume 

I thought a similar version of this action figure was available way back in 1983, but one didn’t appear on store shelves until 1997.

I’m guessing this Philadelphia-area father has never seen any of the Star Wars movies.

The single dad was shocked to see this on the toy aisle shelf. A Hasbro made Star Wars Black Series action figure of Princess Leia wearing what the box described as a slave outfit. “That’s pretty inappropriate,” he said, “I got 2 daughters I don’t need seeing that crap.”

The toy features scantily clad version of Princess Leia complete with a chain around her neck. The toy even had dad blushing.

“They’re like dad why does this doll have a chain around its neck. I don’t have any answers. I was just blown away looking at it,” Hill said.

Even his kids thought the toy meant for ages 4-and-up maybe better suited for adults.

Full Article: Star Wars Action Figure Has Parents Furious – FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV

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They didn’t buzz the tower, just the beach

Those pilots are writing checks their bodies can’t cash.  Perhaps they forgot they don’t own those planes, the taxpayers do.  They need to be doing it better, and cleaner than the other guy.

And just in case you didn’t catch my pop-culture reference:

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Virgin Just Got Into The Hotel Business

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Their first hotel is in Chicago, and like their airline, they want to rock the boat.  The idea of calling rooms, “chambers”, is a bit out there, but I’ll go along with it.

Virgin’s First Hotel Got Rid of Everything We Hate About Hotels

  • Virgin’s new hotel, its first, in Chicago has an exceptional minibar. All of the items — from the Peanut M&M’s to the red wine to the little packets of Emergen-C — are priced at street prices.
  • The Virgin hotel has free and open Wi-Fi throughout the property.
  • Two rooms on each floor are pet friendly and marked by an obedient pooch statue chained to the outside of the door.
  • The televisions are smart TVs so you can easily stream Netflix or movies from your own device.
  • Need a ride? The house car here is a Tesla and will take you anywhere within a 2-mile radius.
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